The talk of the college hockey community has been the hiring of Todd Woodcroft as the University of Vermont’s new head coach. Woodcroft comes to the Vermont after serving as…
Scouting Reports
U18 World Championships: Team Germany vs Team Russia
Neutral zone was in attendance for a round-robin matchup between Germany and Russia at the U18 World Championships in Frisco, Texas. The game started out fairly even between the two…
U18 World Championships: the Czech Republic Team vs team Finland
Neutral Zone was in attendance for a wild back and forth, round-robin game between the Czech Republic and Finland. The game was a rollercoaster for both teams that saw four…
U18 World Championships: Team Finland vs Team Germany
Neutral Zone was in attendance to watch Finland take on Germany in round-robin action at the U18 World Championships in Frisco, Texas. This game was one-sided from the drop of…
U18 World Championship: Team USA vs the Czech Republic Team
Neutral Zone was in attendance as team USA took on the Czech Republic in U18 World Championship round-robin action. The Czech Republic came out strong to start the game and…
BCHL: Trail, Merritt, Penticton, Cranbrook, Surrey, Prince George, Coquitlam, Chiliwack. Over 50 Players Evaluated.
Neutral Zone was able to watch this weekend in the BCHL. With a combined 10 games viewed, we were able to cover a large portion of the league. Below is…
PHL Off-Ice Testing Top Performers
Neutral Zone’s Pandemic Hockey League did a day on combine testing on and off-ice on Sunday. We hired Sport Testing and replicated what happens at the highest levels including the…
USHL: Tri City vs Sioux City. Top 12
Neutral Zone evaluated a tightly contested matchup that took place between the Tri-City Storm and Sioux City Musketeers on April 21st in Sioux City, Iowa. The two teams battled hard…
Valley Wildcats U18 vs Cape Breton West Islanders U18 Playoff Game
Neutral Zone watched game two of the NSU18MHL playoffs between the Valley Wildcats U18 and the Cape Breton West Islanders U18. It was a tightly contested affair right up until…
BCHL: Chilliwack Chiefs vs Merritt Centennials
Age Group: Junior A (2000-2004 Born) Introduction: Neutral Zone was able to watch this game live on HockeyTV. The Chiefs jumped out to a 4-1 lead after the first period…
BCHL: Coquitlam Express vs Powell River Kings
Age Group: Junior A (2000-2004 Born) Introduction: Neutral Zone was able to watch this game live on HockeyTV. Powell River jumped out to a 3-0 lead in this one but…
NZ Launches Fall Hockey League
After the successful launch of the Pandemic Hockey League this spring Neutral Zone has decided to expand it’s offering to the fall season for both boys and girls hockey in…
NCAA: Ohio State adds Russian forward
2000 (F) Georgi Merkulov has committed to Ohio State for 2021 Merkulov is from Russia but is currently in his second season of hockey in the U.S. playing for the…
PHL On Ice Testing: Top Performers (60 Different Players)
Neutral Zone’s Pandemic Hockey League did a day on combine testing on and off ice on Sunday. We hired Sport Testing and replicated what happens at the highest levels including…
Top 300 National Rankings 2001 Birth Year
Neutral Zone scouts have scoured North America this season to cover every junior league that was playing including pre-season and scrimmages. Given the impacts of COVID-19 some prominant leagues like…
Major shakeup in the CHL; OHL season over, WHL nixes playoffs
The OHL announced today that it has ended its return to play plans for the 2020-21 season due to the recently extended stay-at-home order in Ontario. “We have worked tirelessly…
USHL: Waterloo vs Fargo. Top 12
Neutral Zone watched as the Waterloo Blackhawks went on the road to take on the Fargo Force in the first game of a back to back in Fargo. The first…
U16: Shattuck-St. Mary’s vs Culver Academy. Two Games.
Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sabres and the Culver Academies U16 teams played two games over the weekend of 04/10/21 and 04/11/21 at the Henderson Ice Arena on the campus of Culver Academies…
U18: Shattuck-St. Mary’s vs Culver Academy. Two Games.
Shattuck-St. Mary’s Sabres and the Culver Academies U18 teams played two games over the weekend of 04/10/21 and 04/11/21 at the Henderson Ice Arena on the campus of Culver Academies…
BCHL: Victoria Grizzlies vs Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Two Games. Top 13 Players.
Multi-Game: Neutral Zone Scouting attended (online) the BCHL game(s) Victoria Grizzlies vs the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on April 11, 2021 and April 14,2021. The first game was a highly offensive…
2021 Minnesota State Tournament Class AA: Top 75
The Minnesota State Tournament Class AA was an exciting tournament despite only limited fans because of COVID. The Championship game was between Eden Prairie and Lakeville South where Eden Prairie…